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  • 21possibility — noun 1 (C, U) something that may happen or may be true (+ of): the possibility of an enemy attack | a distinct/real possibility (=something that is quite likely to happen): A peace settlement now looks like a real possibility | there s a… …

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  • 22possibility — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Capability of being done Nouns possibility, potentiality, likelihood, liability; what may be, what is possible; compatibility (see agreement); reasonability; reasonableness (see reasoning);… …

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  • 23possibility — noun 1) there is a possibility that he might be alive Syn: chance, likelihood, probability, hope; risk, hazard, danger, fear 2) they discussed the possibility of launching a new project Syn: feasibility, practicability …

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  • 24possibility of issue extinct — A contingency affecting the character of an estate as vested or contingent, as continuing or as terminated. 28 Am J2d Est § 319. A concept to be denied, both American and English authorities being in accord upon the proposition that, for the… …

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  • 25possibility — /pos euh bil i tee/, n., pl. possibilities for 2. 1. the state or fact of being possible: the possibility of error. 2. something possible: He had exhausted every possibility but one. [1325 75; ME possibilite < LL possibilitas. See POSSIBLE, ITY]&#8230; …

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  • 26possibility — n chance, prospect, potentiality, realm of possibility, conceivability, conceivableness; feasibility, workability, practicability; risk, hazard, gamble, off chance, outside chance, rare chance; good chance, favorable chance, odds on chance,&#8230; …

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  • 27possibility — noun 1) a possibility that he might be alive Syn: chance, likelihood, probability, potentiality, hope, risk, hazard, danger, fear 2) buying a smaller house is one possibility Syn: option …

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  • 28possibility*/*/*/ — [ˌpɒsəˈbɪləti] noun 1) [C/U] something that might happen or be true Is everyone aware of the possibility of injury when skateboarding?[/ex] There is a strong possibility that they will win the next election.[/ex] 2) [C] a likely or suitable&#8230; …

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  • 29possibility — That which is not contrary to the nature of things and can be accomplished; that which is capable of being conceived or thought of. Topeka City Railway Co. v Higgs, 38 Kan 375, 16 P 667. A mere or bare possibility, such as an expectancy. A real&#8230; …

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  • 30possibility of death — The possibility of the occurrence of death in an unexpected manner. The possibility of death before termination of the normal span of life. The expectation of death which must come ultimately to all men …

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